HOUSE BILL 421

Sponsored By:

Delegates Vallario, Genn, Dembrow, and Doory

Entitled:

Courts - Evidence - Paid Bills

Synopsis:

Providing that, on specified testimony by a party or specified other persons, a paid bill for goods or services is admissible to prove, without the testimony of the provider of the goods or services, that the bill is authentic and the charges are fair and reasonable; providing a specified exception; and providing that the Act applies to civil proceedings in the District Court and specified civil proceedings in a circuit court.

Legislative History

House Action

1/24

First Reading Judiciary

1/29

Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/22

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Mossburg) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (105-32)

4/1

Returned Passed

5/8

Signed by the Governor Chapter 442

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/25

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/3

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

Favorable

Special Order 4/4 (Senator Derr) Adopted

4/4

Favorable

Motion Special Order 4/5 (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (15-24)

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/5

Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected

Floor Amendment (Senator Ferguson) Rejected (22-25)

Third Reading Passed (28-19)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Gilbert J. Genn, District 16

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIRCUIT COURTS

COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT COURTS; DISTRICT COURTS

DISTRICT COURTS

EVIDENCE

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 10-105 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 071985/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 24, 1997 at: 17:05 Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 092492/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 11:49 Status: Rejected

Number: 272294/1 (PDF) Offered on: APRIL 5, 1997 at: 11:52 Status: Rejected